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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1932 Hibbing, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 13, 2020 (aged 87) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hibbing (Hibbing, Minnesota) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1955: territorial pick |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1955–1961 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Number | 16, 18, 17 |
| Career history | |
| 1955–1960 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| 1960–1961 | New York Knicks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,597 (13.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,748 (4.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,114 (2.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Richard Eugene Garmaker (October 29, 1932 – June 13, 2020) was an American basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1961.[1]
College career
[edit]Garmaker was a 6'3" guard/forward from the University of Minnesota. He was a 1955 consensus All-American for the Golden Gophers, along with Sihugo Green (Duquesne), Tom Gola (LaSalle), Bill Russell (San Francisco) and Dick Ricketts (Duquesne).
Professional career
[edit]He was drafted by the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers twice (in 1954 and again in 1955) and joined the team for the 1955–56 NBA season. In his four-and-a-half seasons with the Lakers, Garmaker appeared as an NBA All-Star four times. He had his finest season in 1956–57, in which he ranked tenth in the league in points per game (16.3) and earned a spot on the All-NBA second team. In 1960, he was traded to the New York Knicks for Ray Felix and a draft pick, and he retired with the Knicks in 1961, having scored 5,597 career points.
Death
[edit]Dick Garmaker died at age 87 on June 13, 2020.[1]
NBA career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–56 | Minneapolis | 68 | 12.8 | .370 | .806 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 1956–57 | Minneapolis | 72 | 33.4 | .400 | .839 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 16.3 |
| 1957–58 | Minneapolis | 68 | 32.6 | .395 | .764 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 16.1 |
| 1958–59 | Minneapolis | 72 | 34.6 | .395 | .772 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 13.7 |
| 1959–60 | Minneapolis | 44 | 27.0 | .377 | .718 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 11.7 |
| 1959–60 | New York | 26 | 28.7 | .431 | .860 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 12.9 |
| 1960–61 | New York | 71 | 31.5 | .440 | .768 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 15.6 |
| Career | 421 | 28.9 | .403 | .787 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 13.3 | |
| All-Star | 4 | 18.3 | .361 | .833 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 7.8 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Minneapolis | 3 | 14.0 | .368 | .941 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 10.0 |
| 1957 | Minneapolis | 5 | 37.4 | .275 | .844 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 13.0 |
| 1959 | Minneapolis | 13 | 33.8 | .424 | .778 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 14.5 |
| Career | 21 | 31.8 | .379 | .821 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 13.5 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rippel, Joel (June 14, 2020). "Dick Garmaker, former Gophers All-America basketball star, dies at 87". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career stats @basketball-reference.com
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